PAPod 116 - Safety, Health, and Our Future - Meet Dr. Casey Chosewood

1Apr

Dr. L. Casey Chosewood is the Director of the Office for Total Worker HealthTM at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promoting the protection and improvement of the health and well-being of workers. From 2004 to 2009, he served as the Director of the Office of Health and Safety at CDC safeguarding the 15,000 members of the CDC workforce as they faced the new challenges of the modern public health era. His team has overseen a multi-faceted workplace health and wellness program providing more than 200,000 health promotion encounters, screenings, and health opportunities annually. He has presented extensively on the topic of occupational safety and health, well-being, and worksite health promotion.

This is a must listen podcast episode. I really like Casey, a bunch. He is remarkable in his depth of knowledge and skill in creating this conversation around safety and health. Wellness is the key for every job we do: worker wellness, sure! Organizational wellness, you bet! System wellness, absolutely! It is about wellness at every level.

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